Professor Vahrenkamp's research centers on securing future energy supplies, with three mainthrusts: 1) Refine the understanding of modern and ancient carbonate depositional environmentsand associated diagenesis for improved perception of paleo-climate signals and subsurfacereservoir heterogeneities; 2) Advance the quantification of the complex pore networks of Arabiancarbonate reservoirs and its impact on reservoir performance; 3) Explore and develop geothermalenergy in Arabian countries. His extensive technical experience covers both exploration andproduction aspects of the energy business, with a focus on stratigraphy, especially chemo-stratigraphy, facies architecture, diagenesis, core analysis including digital rock physics, rock typingand property upscaling, 3-D reservoir modeling and field development planning.​